Starting today, we will work on standing yoga poses. The yoga pose for today is Half Chair Pose, which is called Ardha Utkatasana in Sanskrit. 'Ardha' means 'half', 'utkata' means 'intense' and 'powerful'. The pose strengthens the body. In Half Chair Pose, spine is energized as a result of which the entire body and mind are energized.
Half Chair Pose stimulates muladhara chakra and svadhittana chakra. Stimulation of base chakra, the muladhara, helps to promote optimum function of other chakras. Creativity and acceptance develop and focus improves with regular practice of the pose.
Other Benefits of Half Chair Pose
- The pose boosts immunity.
- It strengthens legs.
- It cures respiratory conditions.
- It is one of the effective yoga poses for tummy fat.
- The pose iImproves joint flexibility; relieves joint pain.
- Regular practice of the pose helps to cure menstrual pain.
- It helps to cure sciatic pain.
Instructions
- Stand straight on the mat. Place your feet close to each other. Alternately, you may place them half feet apart from each other.
- Inhale as you lift your hands sideways. Now exhale.
- Inhale and lift your hands over your head and bring the palms together. Alternately, you can stretch your hands forward at shoulder height.
- As you lift your hands, lower your hips with exhalation to achieve a pose in which you are seated in an imaginary chair.
- Hold the pose for 20 seconds. Bring the arms down and straighten your body. You can gradually increase the duration to one minute.
Note
Those with low blood pressure and insomnia should refrain from practicing the pose.
Yoga Pose for Day 50 - Chair Pose (Utkatasana)
Chair Pose is the complete version of Half Chair Pose, which we covered yesterday. As mentioned earlier, 'utkata' in Sanskrit means 'intense' and 'powerful'. Practicing Chair Pose in its complete form will give you first hand experience of the meaning of the pose.
Yoga Pose for Day 48 – Rest Pose (Savasana)
Today's Pose is called Savasana in Sanskrit. 'Sava' means 'corpse' in Sanskrit. Since the practitioner lies down on the mat sans movement, the pose is named thus. However, I prefer to call it Rest Pose.
Yoga Pose For Day 47 - Side Crow Pose (Parsva Bakasana)
In Sanskrit, 'baka' means 'crane'. Bakasana is interchangeably called as Crow Pose and Crane Pose. However, both are two different poses. In Crow Pose, the elbows are bent; in Crane Pose, the hands
